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Ideal for students and teachers of drama and literature, the commentary covers the themes, style, language, characters and context of the play and includes a full set of study aids. Sardines Magazine (Spring/Summer 2009)

""Ideal for students and teachers of drama and literature, the commentary covers the themes, style, language, characters and context of the play and includes a full set of study aids."" * Sardines Magazine (Spring/Summer 2009) *

Despite the fact that Saved includes a scene in which a baby is stoned to death, the author in his introduction terms his play almost irrepressibly optimistic. Saved played the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1965 until it was forced to close down by the police, its depiction of violence from boredom too specific for the law. Sir Laurence Olivier considers it sacramental catharsis ; Penelope says that it will certainly pass into the canon of works that turn out to have affected future thinking. All in all, Saved appears to be a show stopper and a theatrical milestone. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Edward Bond is widely regarded as the UK's greatest and most influently playwright. His plays include The Pope's Wedding (Royal Court Theatre, 1962), Saved (Royal Court, 1965), Early Morning (Royal Court, 1968), Lear (Royal Court, 1971), The Sea (Royal Court, 1973), The Fool (Royal Court, 1975), The Woman (National Theatre, 1978), Restoration (Royal Court, 1981) and The War Plays (RSC at the Barbican Pit, 1985).

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